From Wikipedia:
Ganga Bruta (literally translated as “Brutal Gang”; also known as Rough Diamond) is a 1933 Brazilian drama film directed by Humberto Mauro. Starring Durval Bellini and Déa Selva, it follows a man who, after killing his wife on their wedding night, moves to a city where he becomes part of a love triangle. It was produced between 1931 and 1932 for Adhemar Gonzaga at his studio Cinédia.Read More »
Synopsis
Despite its semi-amateur production in a relatively rural area, the small city of Cataguases in the state of Minas Gerais, the film is one of the most visually sophisticated works of silent film to be produced in Brazil. Its melodramatic plot spanning city and countryside – a dissipated youth living in Rio de Janeiro is regenerated through his work at a sugar factory in the interior and the love of the owner’s daughter – posits the reconciliation of a rapidly expanding metropolis with the less developed interior by means of an individual romance.Read More »
